Kimberly-Clark, Kenvue say CADE market test supports clearance after Essity deal
By Flavia Fortes ( September 18, 2026, 13:18 GMT | Insight) -- Kimberly-Clark and Kenvue have told Brazil’s antitrust authority that its market test supports unconditional clearance of Kimberly-Clark’s proposed acquisition of Kenvue, after Kenvue’s sale of its Brazilian feminine-care business to Essity eliminated the parties’ only material horizontal overlap. The filing focuses on the absence of competitive concerns in the remaining baby-wipes, diaper-rash and children’s personal-care overlaps, the companies said.Kimberly-Clark and Kenvue have told Brazil’s antitrust authority that its market test supports unconditional clearance of Kimberly-Clark’s proposed acquisition of Kenvue, after Kenvue’s sale of its Brazilian feminine-care business to Essity eliminated the parties’ only material horizontal overlap....
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